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Saturday, 5 September 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Silver
Silver is also used in medicine. Its healing properties were already described by Hippocrates.
Its importance in medicine lies in the use of strong antibacterial properties. Before antibiotics were available, silver compounds were used to prevent infections during World War I.
Amber
Amber is associated with good luck and protection.
In some cultures, amber necklaces are gifted as good luck charms, to newborn babies to protect them from diseases, or as a marriage gift that represents eternal love.
Silver
Later, pure silver coins were produced.
The British pound was initially worth 1 pound of 925 silver jewelry.
Brain
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays a key role in the proper functioning of the brain.
It is an organic chemical compound from the group of omega-3 fatty acids, therefore the consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids is extremely important.
Enceladus
Underneath the icy crust is an ocean of liquid water 75 kilometers deep.
Titan
The first probe near Titan was Voyager 1.
The flight took place on November 12th, 1980. Several photos were taken from a distance of 4,000 km, ...
NASA
NASA has been sued for trespassing on Mars.
Three men from Yemen sued NASA in 1997 claiming that the agency trespassed on their property. They based their claim on the fact that Mars was given to them by their ancestors over 3,000 years ago.
Brain
An adult brain can store the equivalent of 2.5 million gigabytes of information.
Aurora
In Finnish, the aurora is referred to as "revontulet, " which means "fox fire".
The name comes from the legend of an arctic fox that ran north, spreading its tail sparks of fire shining in the moonlight.
Cosmos
The basic and most widely accepted theory of the origin of the universe is the Big Bang theory.
This theory assumes that the universe began at a single point the size of a pinhead, which, as a res ...